User : hi
Doctor : Hi
User : i am 56 year old male.............just had metabolic blood test done and urinalysis done...........alll perfect...........blood pressure good
User : for last week i have been having night sweats
User : what could be wrong
Doctor : apart from night sweats what other symptoms you have ?
User : i have swelling of ankles and feet......am seeing a cardiologist this week........i have edema...........i may have congest ive heart failure not sure
User : could it be related to that
Doctor : do you have difficulty in breathing ?
User : not at all
Doctor : are you able to walk for a long distance with out getting shortness of breath ?
User : what about this male menopause i read about...........andropause is that a possibility...........no shortness of breath
User : i can walk okay
User : i do have chronic lung disease though
User : i been told
User : but i breathe fine
Doctor : ok
Doctor : the most common cause for the night sweats is idiopathic hyperhidrosis
User : okay
User : and how long does it last
Doctor : idiopathic means no cause
Doctor : also as you said it may occur in andropause also
User : i am concerned because twice i had it before ...........ten years ago under alot of stress..........4 years ago when i had kidney cancer..............
User : i am just worried abut the cancer
User : but i have n o blood in urine
Doctor : since you have chronic lung disease and now coming up with the ankle and feet swelling the night sweats may be related to this
User : no weight loss
User : when i had kidney cancer and was sweating was that due to the cancer do you think
User : 4 years ago
User : i was drenched in sweat
User : but i was a nerous wreck too
Doctor : yes cancer can produce night sweats
User : but just night sweat..................only symptom...............hard to think that could be kidney cancer
User : no blood in urine
User : renal test was fine on blood test
User : i been nervous lately
User : maybe just nerves
Doctor : there are many conditions which produce night sweats
Doctor : cancer is one of them
Doctor : and night sweats is never an isolated symptom
User : lymphona is most likely though from what i read
User : well it could be menopause or nerves...............that could make it isolated perhaps
User : i have only one kidney now...........another case of cancer thats it for me i think
User : but again reanal tests are fine
Doctor : well if carefully evaluated you will have some other symptom for which night sweats can be attributed to
Doctor : renal tests are normal than why do you think of the cancer now?
User : because i went through it before
User : i was drenched in sweat before the operation
Doctor : you have nervousness that is also the cause for the sweats
User : but i had blood in urine that whole time
User : i think
User : no blood now in urine
Doctor : do you have blood now in the urine ?
User : no thank god
User : and i have 3 test done
User : in last year for urine
Doctor : than why do you attribute the swats to kidney cancer again
User : no blood
User : just nerves doctor
User : cause i had it before when i had the cancer l ike i said 4 years ago
User : just worried its repeating
Doctor : need not be nervous with out any cause
User : okay
Doctor : even appendicitis or an absecss can cause night sweats
Doctor : it doesent mean when ever you have a swat you think that you have all the disease
Doctor : since you have lung disease and now there is swelling of the feet and ankle you need to concentrate on that
User : i know
User : sound like heart failure
Doctor : as you think it might be the sign of congestive heart dysfunction
User : which can be treated and i can live normal life from what i read
Doctor : yes you are right
User : smoking and drinking makes all that worse i know
Doctor : ok
Doctor : The information on the net is not a substitute to medical knowledge
Doctor : you need not get panic by reading what is on the net
User : okay
User : just trying to find a balance and not worry because when i get up in a sweat in night it make me nervous
User : it farily common from what i read
User : so it could be idiopathic
Doctor : and also as a result of your nervousness
User : yes your right
Doctor : as it is not a symptom which attracts medical attention or it is not a sign of any serious disease need not concentrate on the sweats
User : when i had the sweats during kidney cancer.............do you think it was direct result of that
User : or maybemy nerves at the times before
Doctor : yes
User : okay
Doctor : it is the result of the cancer
User : okay
User : do you think i should get ultrasound of my pelvis
User : area
User : for tumors
Doctor : is night sweat an indication for somebody to undergo investigation for tumor ?
User : no maybenot doctor
User : your right i should not worry about it as much as i do
User : just net stuff i read
Doctor : yes
Doctor : net lot of stuff is there that needs to be interpreted
User : okay
Doctor : do not get panic by reading what is there
User : okay
User : you make me feel better
User : i go in on tuesday to cardiologist
User : for ekg
Doctor : you need to see the physician or cardiologist for the ankle and feet swelling
Doctor : that is all you need to be concerned now
User : cardiolist
User : okay
User : i feel relaxed now
User : thank you
Doctor : thanks for consulting health care magic
Doctor : bye for now